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Director Biography – Kate Jopson (THE WEB OPERA)

Kate Jopson (director) is the Artistic Director of the Aliso Theatre Company, having previously been Artistic Director of both Circle X Theatre and the Flagship Theatre, all in Los Angeles. Recently, she directed the short film PROTECT & SAVE (official selection Pasadena International Film Festival, Alexander Valley Film Festival, Dam Short Film Festival) and developed… Continue reading Director Biography – Kate Jopson (THE WEB OPERA)

Director Biography – Chantal Cherry (TAKE ME THERE)

Chantal Cherry is a queer South African dance choreographer and performer with a BFA in South African Contemporary Dance from the University of Cape Town, South Africa, and an MFA in Choreography from UCLA’s World Arts and Cultures/Dance Department, Los Angeles. Chantal’s choreographic research is currently centered around queer identity and its representation in art… Continue reading Director Biography – Chantal Cherry (TAKE ME THERE)

Director Biography: Lawrence Fung (COHORT 707)

Born in the concrete jungles of Hong Kong, architectural lines, fashion, martial art films, and international culture has always been a significant influence on Lawrence. Spending his adolescence years in the Southwestern State of Arizona, Lawrence picked up Breaking as a past-time passion while pursuing a degree in Finance and Supply Chain Management. He even… Continue reading Director Biography: Lawrence Fung (COHORT 707)

Director Biography – Christopher Huth (DUET NO. 4)

Christopher Huth is a video editor and filmmaker based in Brooklyn, NY and usually found installed at his desk at Union Editorial. Huth’s award-winning commercial work includes the Cannes Gold PR Lion-winning Honey Maid “This is Wholesome” campaign for Droga5 and the Cannes Lion Grand Prix-winning campaign for Google “Demo Slam,” for Johannes Leonardo. He… Continue reading Director Biography – Christopher Huth (DUET NO. 4)

Director Biography – Kasey Poracky (SHIFT)

Kasey Poracky is a Graduate Student at The Media School at Indiana University. As of May 2019, she will have graduated with an MS in Design and Production. Always wanting to work in film but never knowing how, Kasey’s admittance into The Media School is what got her started. She has learned everything she knows… Continue reading Director Biography – Kasey Poracky (SHIFT)

Short Film: SHIFT, 8min., USA, Dance

A studious Boy finds himself bogged down by his uninspired and mundane chores and responsibilities. Suddenly, the beautiful Terpsichore appears and whisks him away to a dreamscape where she beckons him into a romantic pas de deux. Project Links  Instagram News & Reviews “Media School, Jacobs film collaboration features ballet dancers, original choreography” Indiana University… Continue reading Short Film: SHIFT, 8min., USA, Dance

Takako Vs Nine Lives Short Film, Audience FEEDBACK from Dance/Music Festival Dec. 2019

Takako Vs. Nine Lives is screen dance that uses a hybrid dance language and multiple camera perspectives to create parodic feminist interpretation of a three act balletic pas de deux/ three round wrestling match. The choreography, performed to an original score, draws upon vocabulary and aesthetic imagery from professional wrestling, classical ballet, comic books and… Continue reading Takako Vs Nine Lives Short Film, Audience FEEDBACK from Dance/Music Festival Dec. 2019

R.A.W. Tuba Short Film, Audience FEEDBACK from Dance/Music Festival Dec. 2019

This film is about a Baltimore child who experienced intermittent homelessness but went on to become a world-class symphony musician and professor. As a child, Richard Antoine White (R.A.W.) slept wherever he could, sometimes in abandoned rowhomes where he was chewed on by rats during his sleep. Now in his 40s, he still has the… Continue reading R.A.W. Tuba Short Film, Audience FEEDBACK from Dance/Music Festival Dec. 2019

Cemetery Song Short Film, Audience FEEDBACK from Dance/Music Festival Dec. 2019

  An animated reflection on mortality, “CEMETERY SONG” explores a day in the life of inhabitants of a cemetery as they explore the power of memories, existential dread and finally a peaceful acceptance. Project Links